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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Swain 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

98Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Swain 2

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Swain 2 route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
European StarlingSturnidae672024+26%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae482024-44%2014
American RobinTurdidae432024-31%2014
Song SparrowPasserellidae392024-18%2014
House SparrowPasseridae352023+69%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024+1%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024+81%2014
American CrowCorvidae262024-36%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae252024+110%2014
OvenbirdParulidae212024+47%2014
Gray CatbirdMimidae212024+65%2014
Yellow WarblerParulidae192024+188%2014
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae182024+140%2014
Blue JayCorvidae132024-10%2014
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122024+38%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112024+39%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+19%2014
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102024-10%2014
BobolinkIcteridae102024+113%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-57%2014
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+33%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024-7%2014
Hooded WarblerParulidae82024+83%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+154%2015
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024-5%2014
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024-5%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-69%2014
Red CrossbillFringillidae72022n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+77%2014
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024+20%2014
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+0%2014
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+113%2014
Magnolia WarblerParulidae52024+25%2014
American RedstartParulidae52024+117%2015
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021+63%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022+0%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42023+133%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023+40%2014
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32024+22%2014
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32024+13%2016

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.